Fire Hazard

Re: Fire Hazard

Russ Fairfield

>However, if you do remove the guard do not touch the hot glass with anything because it will either burn you or break; and never turn wet wood because the wet shaving can shatter the hot glass. Either way, you will wish that you had left the guard in place. Don't ask. I have done all three.

There should be a law against the things.

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RevDoug

>Russ, I thought you were smarter than that, to touch a 500 watt bulb that had been on a while. Forget the fire hazard of burning shavings. You've now got to worry about the fire hazard of burning flesh.

And ooohhhh the smell. Yuckie!

Turn 'em round,

RevDoug

a 150 watt bulb is available

TD

>for these and it does not get nearly as hot. I am not saying that it is cool but it is not as hot and it does throw plenty of light.

TD

Re: Fire Hazard

Russ Fairfield

>Doug, it wasn't something that I did on purpose. The rest of the story is that I touched the glass while trying to move it away from my lathe control box that was melting because it was too close. There are just days that are like that.

As I said before, these light should be outlawed.

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Wood Spinner

>I do keep them a distance from the lathe so the problem with very wet shavings is minimal. Also most of the wood I turn is almost dry. I can't believe anyone would touch one of these. Mine are wall mounted or on a tripod.

Bill

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Pete in Holland

>Outlaw them? Don't think so. Flamable chips on a the hot surface of the fixture is operator error. No different than one gettign tangled in a spinning lathe. A lot of light with a filiment bulb results in a lot of heat. Fact of life. The halogen work lights are a broad beam system to light up a large area, and they do a nice job of that, otherwise, you need several smaller wattage bulbs to accomplish the same thing. Turning is a small target. Suggest trying a 150 watt spot light mounted further away. Less heat, less power used, less of a fire danger because of being further away from the chip source, goal of lighting up the work still met.

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Lan Brady

>Does everyone burn out 500 watt bulbs as fast as i do? I have not acheived more than 2 hours on a bulb. Is that normal? I have burned three of them. I was careful not to touch the bulb when installing.

Thansk, Lan

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Jennifer@Indy.USA

>Geeze Lan.....mine last litterally for a few years! Something isn't right?